Unable to install Windows Messenger onto Vista.

I’m running Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 and I’m unable to install Windows
Messenger (not to be confused with MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger)
I’ve attempted to install Windows Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0639) and Windows
Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0701) and they both display the same error message.

If I start the installer and get the welcome screen, I click Next, I then
accept the EULA after a few seconds Windows Vista’s User Account Control
(UAC) pops up asking if I wish to Canel or Allow this application to access
my computer, so I click on Allow.

Next I get the message “Windows Messenger 5.1 was not installed – This
installation was interrupted. No changes were made to your computer system.
Please try running this installation again�
If I retry the install I get the exact same error.

I need to be able to use Windows Messenger, as opposed to MSN Messenger or
Windows Live Messenger due to the ability of Windows Messenger allowing me to
use the Exchange Server as an IM server and thus communicate with other
members of our company.

Try the Office Communicator 2007. If you have Office 2007, it should come
with Groove 2007...

"Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7169942A-3B6D-47F0-9617-4C2317BCF0A3@microsoft.com...

> I'm running Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 and I'm unable to install Windows
> Messenger (not to be confused with MSN Messenger or Windows Live
> Messenger)
> I've attempted to install Windows Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0639) and Windows
> Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0701) and they both display the same error message.
>
> If I start the installer and get the welcome screen, I click Next, I then
> accept the EULA after a few seconds Windows Vista's User Account Control
> (UAC) pops up asking if I wish to Canel or Allow this application to
> access
> my computer, so I click on Allow.
>
> Next I get the message "Windows Messenger 5.1 was not installed - This
> installation was interrupted. No changes were made to your computer
> system.
> Please try running this installation again"
> If I retry the install I get the exact same error.
>
> I need to be able to use Windows Messenger, as opposed to MSN Messenger or
> Windows Live Messenger due to the ability of Windows Messenger allowing me
> to
> use the Exchange Server as an IM server and thus communicate with other
> members of our company.

Try disabling UAC then install Windows Messenger, click Start > All Programs

> Accessories > Run > type in MSCONFIG > OK > Tools (tab) > scroll down >

select "Disable UAP" > Launch > close command prompt > restart system and
try the install again.
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"Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 and I'm unable to install Windows
> Messenger (not to be confused with MSN Messenger or Windows Live
> Messenger)
> I've attempted to install Windows Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0639) and Windows
> Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0701) and they both display the same error message.
>
> If I start the installer and get the welcome screen, I click Next, I then
> accept the EULA after a few seconds Windows Vista's User Account Control
> (UAC) pops up asking if I wish to Canel or Allow this application to
> access
> my computer, so I click on Allow.
>
> Next I get the message "Windows Messenger 5.1 was not installed - This
> installation was interrupted. No changes were made to your computer
> system.
> Please try running this installation again"
> If I retry the install I get the exact same error.
>
> I need to be able to use Windows Messenger, as opposed to MSN Messenger or
> Windows Live Messenger due to the ability of Windows Messenger allowing me
> to
> use the Exchange Server as an IM server and thus communicate with other
> members of our company.

Andre

Installed and works perfectly after disabling UAC, many thanks!

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Try disabling UAC then install Windows Messenger, click Start > All Programs

> select "Disable UAP" > Launch > close command prompt > restart system and
> try the install again.
> --
> --
> Andre
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>
> "Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7169942A-3B6D-47F0-9617-4C2317BCF0A3@microsoft.com...

>
>
>

Many thanks Andre, after disabling UAC Windows Messenger installed and now
works perfectly - many thanks.

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Try disabling UAC then install Windows Messenger, click Start > All Programs

> select "Disable UAP" > Launch > close command prompt > restart system and
> try the install again.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7169942A-3B6D-47F0-9617-4C2317BCF0A3@microsoft.com...

>
>
>

Great!
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"Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Many thanks Andre, after disabling UAC Windows Messenger installed and now
> works perfectly - many thanks.
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>

Login as the administrator (article here:
http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...ocaladminlogin) and
install then. It should work fine then. Some applications still need the
"full admin" to install, because the transistion from XP to Vista hasn't
been sorted in some installers.

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"Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7169942A-3B6D-47F0-9617-4C2317BCF0A3@microsoft.com...

> I'm running Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 and I'm unable to install Windows
> Messenger (not to be confused with MSN Messenger or Windows Live
> Messenger)
> I've attempted to install Windows Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0639) and Windows
> Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0701) and they both display the same error message.
>
> If I start the installer and get the welcome screen, I click Next, I then
> accept the EULA after a few seconds Windows Vista's User Account Control
> (UAC) pops up asking if I wish to Canel or Allow this application to
> access
> my computer, so I click on Allow.
>
> Next I get the message "Windows Messenger 5.1 was not installed - This
> installation was interrupted. No changes were made to your computer
> system.
> Please try running this installation again"
> If I retry the install I get the exact same error.
>
> I need to be able to use Windows Messenger, as opposed to MSN Messenger or
> Windows Live Messenger due to the ability of Windows Messenger allowing me
> to
> use the Exchange Server as an IM server and thus communicate with other
> members of our company.

I don't understand this, I just gave the answer which resolved Rigs problem,
why the extra layer of confusion?
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Login as the administrator (article here:
> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...ocaladminlogin)
> and install then. It should work fine then. Some applications still need
> the "full admin" to install, because the transistion from XP to Vista
> hasn't been sorted in some installers.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Rig" <Rig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7169942A-3B6D-47F0-9617-4C2317BCF0A3@microsoft.com...

>
>

Because it was delayed - sat in my Outbox until it finished syncronising the
rest of the beta newsgroups - sorry.

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rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I don't understand this, I just gave the answer which resolved Rigs
>problem, why the extra layer of confusion?
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> --
> Andre
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>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OJto3DPgGHA.1520@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

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